Pub. Date : 2005 Jan 1
PMID : 15581571
2 Functional Relationships(s)Download |
Sentence | Compound Name | Protein Name | Organism |
| 1 | HPPD catalyzes the second step in the pathway for the catabolism of tyrosine, that is common to essentially all aerobic forms of life. | Tyrosine | 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase | Homo sapiens |
| 2 | Interestingly, HPPD inhibitor/herbicide molecules act also as therapeutic agents for a number of debilitating and lethal inborn defects in tyrosine catabolism by preventing the accumulation of toxic metabolites. | Tyrosine | 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase | Homo sapiens |